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JOHN INGLESANT (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE): A Romance
by John Henry Shorthouse
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1881. Hardcover. Very Good +. Vol. 1- 266 pages. Vol. 2- 298 pages. 6 x 9 in. Each volume in green half calf binding with marbled boards, spine with red, brown and black binding with gilt lettering and five raised bands, marbled end papers, top edge of text block gilt. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD+: Spine of each volume is in near perfect condition, covers show some wear esp. to corners. Small bookplate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover, light foxing on edge of text block and on edges of a few pages in each volume, binding very tight. Vol. 1- has a water stain on cover, some light lifting of the marbled cover board and overall shows slightly more wear than Vol. 2.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1445
- Title
- JOHN INGLESANT (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
- Author
- John Henry Shorthouse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Andre Strong Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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